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Woman arrested for breaking windows, vandalizing graves at US church

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David Ingram, Music Director/Reporter

Sheriff’s deputies in the US say they have arrested a woman who broke windows, destroyed church property, and vandalized graves at a church.

Moore County, North Carolina Sheriff Ronnie Fields said in a press release that the damage was done on Dec. 29, 2020 at Mount Zion A.M.E. Church in Carthage, North Carolina. When deputies arrived at the church they found damage to multiple grave markers, windows, and other miscellaneous items on the church property. Sheriff Fields said deputies quickly found a person of interest in the area who was subsequently charged in connection with the crimes. 

A sheriff’s office spokesperson has identified the person arrested as Jasmine Shereece Frye, 34, of Carthage, NC. She faces 10 counts of Felony Disturbing Grave Markers, 1 count of misdemeanor injury to real property, and one count of littering.

Jail records show Frye is held on $25,000 US bond.

Shereece is scheduled to appear before a judge on March 3, 2021.

Hate crimes charges filed after man screams obscenities and exposes himself at church in Edmonton

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David Ingram, Music Director & Reporter

The Archdiocese of Edmonton Thursday issued a statement announcing that charges have been filed against an individual who disrupted Mass on December 13 at Santa Maria Goretti Church. Edmonton police have charged the individual, who is not named, with mischief to religious property. The charge is a hate crime. The suspect is also charged with mischief.

The website of the Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton says police have banned the suspect from all archdiocesan property.

The Archdiocese is not releasing further comment while the case remains before the courts.

Paul Heil, host of The Gospel Greats, dies at 73

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Paul Heil, the founder and host of what could easily be considered the premiere Southern Gospel radio program in North America has died.

Heil’s The Gospel Greats has been aired on more than 200 Southern Gospel stations since its debut in August 1980. The Gospel Greats website says his program was also carried via Satellite networks.

Heil was inducted into the Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2014 and was awarded the 2016 “Radio Impact Award – Southern Gospel” at the 47th Annual Dove Awards. He was also a founding member of the Southern Gospel Music Guild.

His funeral is set for Saturday, Jan 2, 2020 at Lancaster Church of the Nazarene. The service will be livestreamed, at https://www.facebook.com/lancasternaz according to his obituary.

Paul Heil was 73.

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Police in Massachusetts seek answers in vandalism of 168-year-old Cathedral

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A Cathedral built in Massachusetts in the mid 1800’s has been vandalized.

Police in the US say someone broke stained glass windows and caused other damage at the Cathedral of Saint Mary in Falls River.  A priest at the cathedral told WLNE television he learned of the damage on Saturday. He also told the TV station it was not the first time criminals have damaged the building. It is unknown if a previous act of vandalism is related to Saturday’s incident.

“I think it’s maybe crazy people, maybe people who hate the church,” Congregation member Claudia Mendoza told WCVB television.

A report from WPRI television estimates the damage done to the Cathedral at around $25,000 US.

The Cathedral’s website says construction on the building began in 1852 and it was completed in 1856.

Ravi Zacharias added to our programming lineup

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Texas Gospel Canada is happy to announce that Ravi Zacharias’s daily short feature has been added to our weekday Programming.

Zacharias is the author of more than 30 books including The Grand Weaver, Jesus among other gods, and Walking from East to West. The website of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries says its primary mission is to, “…reach and challenge those who shape the ideas of a culture with the credibility of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Distinctive in its strong evangelistic and apologetic foundation, the ministry of RZIM is intended to touch both the heart and the intellect of the thinkers and influencers of society through the support of the visionary leadership of Ravi Zacharias.”

Listen for this daily short feature Monday – Friday at 2 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Texas Gospel Canada!

EDITOR’S NOTE: We hope you enjoy this short feature and others heard throughout the day on Texas Gospel Canada.  We do not charge ministries for airtime nor do we solicit donations for the station’s operation to keep these ministries on Texas Gospel Canada. Our station is fully funded by the volunteers who give their time and resources to spread the Good News of Jesus.